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MSA1000/1500 Compatibility Guide for Active/Active Controllers Only AS OF February 14, 2007 W2003 Itanium W2003 x64 W2003 32-bit W2000 32-bit HP-UX dual controller LINUX 32-bit Operating Sytem Details Windows Server 2003 64-bit Enterprise Edition & Datacenter SP1 Windows Server 2003 for Extended Systems Enterprise Edition R2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition R2 W2000 SP3, SP4 HP-UX 11.11 and 11.23 RH EL 3 U7 2.4 (AS,ES) SLES 8 SP4 2.4 RH EL 4 U3/4 2.6 SLES 9 SP3 2.6.5 SLES 10 OS HETEROGENEITY concurrent access by multiple OSes W2003, W2000, HP-UX, Linux Firmware: active/active version 7.00 LINUX 64-bit Linux Itanium Novell NetWare OpenVMS Alpha OpenVMS Integrity RH EL 3 U7 2.4 (AS,ES) SLES 8 SP4 2.4 RH EL 4 U3/4 2.6 SLES 9 SP3 2.6 SLES 10 RH EL 3 U7 2.4 (AS,ES) SLES 8 SP4 2.4 RH EL 4 U3 2.6 SLES 9 SP3 2.6 SLES 10 Alpha NetWare 6.5 SP2 V7.32 V8.2 V8.3 IA64: 8-2, 8.2-1, 8.3 Netware only OpenVMS only OpenVMS only Tru64 UNIX V5.1B-3 V5.1B-4 Tru64 UNIX only VMware for MSA1500 only 8 ESX 3.0.0, 3.0.1 VMware only ARRAY COEXISTENCE support for a server also having access Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No to non-MSA arrays 7 MAX NUMBER OF ATTACHED NODES 1 # OF NODES IN A CLUSTER -DUAL OR SINGLE PATH- # OF CLUSTERS refer to fail-over limitations if applicable NOT TO EXCEED 20- NODES 20 20 8 8 one 8-node or four 2-node or any combination in-between 20 20 8 2 four clusters (assorted size) or five 2-node 3 five 2-node see note 3 4 4 one 4-node or two 2-node clusters 20 6 up to three 6-node clusters 20 6 up to three 6-node clusters 20 6 up to three 6-node clusters 12 64 5 Host port connections Refer to Note 6 *6 16 no limit up to 20 node Maximum number of host (HBA) ports: 64 5 Maximum number of host (HBA) ports: 64 5 4 5 Host port connections 2 5 2 single vmware cluster MULTI PATH SUPPORT HP Full Feature MPIO 1.00 or newer 4 (No Securepath) PV Links Qlogic & Emulex driver failover options: all Linux (No Securepath) Embedded within OS Embedded within OS Embedded within OS Embedded within OS Embedded within OS MIXING SINGLE PATH AND DUAL PATH SERVERS 2 Yes w/ restrictions. (See note 2) Yes (see note 2) Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes (1) Performance can be substantially impacted by number of users, type of applications, choice of disks and speeds, and choice of RAID (2) If a single path server is attached to an MSA that also has dual-path servers with any path failover, the single path servers will lose access to the MSA should its' controller become inactive. (3) Up to 20 nodes in a SAN - Windows includes but not limited to the following configurations: an 8-node, a 4-node, and two 2-nodes OR five 2-node clusters attached to one MSA1000. Five 2-node clusters can be attached only if nothing else is attached to the MSA1000, otherwise four 2-node clusters are supported, up to ten (10) total MSA1000s per SAN. Clustered nodes can attach to up to two (2) MSA1000s. (4) To have array co-existence with an active/passive MSA array, the active/passive array needs "HP Basic MPIO DSM ver 1.30 or newer" (5) OVMS supports any combination of attached nodes, nodes in a cluster or # of clusters as long as 64 host port connections to the MSA are not exceeded. Tru64 must not exceed 64 host port connections to the MSA. Note that performance can be substantially impacted by type of application and number of host (HBA) ports. (6) Refer to the VMware sizing tool located at the following URL: http://h71019.www7.hp.com/activeanswers/cache/120132-0-0-0-121.html (7) EVA XL & GL, XP (also supported w/ XP tiered storage), HSG 80 (OpenVMS, Tru64). (8) VMware certification for the MSA1000 is in progress and expected this quarter. Configuration note: Two independent servers may be individually (single path) connected to separate controllers, but they may not be clustered. CRITICAL NOTE: the MSA Hub 2/3 is NOT SUPPORTED with v7.0 Active/Active firmware SUPPORTED SERVERS IMPORTANT: user must refer to http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/servers.html to confirm latest support of server models and operating systems INTEL, Opteron, PA-RISC, and Alpha SERVERS Additional models continually being added as testing is completed All ProLiant x86 (32- & 64-bit) servers fully supported (Note: ProLiant p- and c-class blade systems supported in switched environment only). ProLiant AMD64 Servers fully supported except ProLiant DL145-G1 not supported in Boot-From-SAN environment Integrity Itanium (IA64) servers: rx1600 rx1620 rx2600 rx2620 rx3600 rx4610 rx4640 rx5670 rx6600 rx7620 rx8620 rx8800 rx9610 zx2000 zx6000 Integrity Superdome. Note BL60P: FC Mezzanine Card, FC passthru or internal McData/Brocade FC 4Gb Switch Cube HP-UX specific: rp24xx, rp34x0, rp4440, rp54xx, rp740x, rp7410, rp7420, rp8400, rp8420, SD16000, SD32-128A, SD32/64000, C3xxx, B2000, J5xxx, J6000, J7xxx, K-class AlphaServers: DS10, DS15, DS20E, DS25, ES40. ES45, ES47, ES80, GS80, GS160, GS320, GS1280 Note: 3rd party servers: A variety of Industry-standard servers (including IBM, Dell, Fujitsu, and others) are supported in standalone and some designated cluster configurations. Must use HP branded server interface (Host Bus Adapter). Refer to MSA1000 Support CD for drivers and documentation. Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY (BX6X0, RX, TX) Servers are supported. Servers with Opteron or EM64T processors are not supported with FCA2101, FCA2355, LP8000, LP9002DC, LP952, KGPSA-CB HBAs IMPORTANT: refer to the Clustering and High Availability web-site for the latest guidelines MSA1500 Active/Active Compatibility Guide v1.1 2